A way to prevent runaways in total annihilation games

Have you ever happen to play a colonial map or long total annihilation map and at some point or another you had to follow a player that was technically dead, but you couldn't kill him because he capture a island in the middle of the pacific or south africa? Well no more!

Lets add a defeat that will trigger if the player meets certain criteria, example:

----------Does the player have his capital?
----------If TRUE: no effect
----------If FALSE: is X > 20?
--------------------If TRUE: no effect
--------------------If FALSE: Is it reinforcements week?
--------------------------------If TRUE: Player loses
--------------------------------If FALSE: no effect
(X) = Reinforcements.

^ this is by no means a script, its just a example of a function that could be used to make players lose in total annihilation.

Doesn't that take away from what total annihilation is?

Scritto da Mr_Own_U, 23.10.2014 at 22:29

Doesn't that take away from what total annihilation is?

yes it does.

mou is right here tunder, just kill them fast and ban them so they can never troll again that is what i do

Scritto da Quantum027, 24.10.2014 at 00:23

Scritto da Mr_Own_U, 23.10.2014 at 22:29

Doesn't that take away from what total annihilation is?

yes it does.

mou is right here tunder, just kill them fast and ban them so they can never troll again that is what i do

It is not always an option.

Scritto da Quantum027, 24.10.2014 at 00:23

Scritto da Mr_Own_U, 23.10.2014 at 22:29

Doesn't that take away from what total annihilation is?

yes it does.

mou is right here tunder, just kill them fast and ban them so they can never troll again that is what i do

This could be a different victory condition. Colonial maps need this.

Rather than: capture enemy capital or capture enemy home country, or capture all cities, it could be: capture means of production.

Scritto da Tundy, 24.10.2014 at 07:57

Rather than: capture enemy capital or capture enemy home country, or capture all cities, it could be: capture means of production.

I understand your idea and agree with you. There should be an option for scenario creators to determine a player would lose if specific cities are captured.

Scritto da Pinheiro, 24.10.2014 at 08:36

Scritto da Tundy, 24.10.2014 at 07:57

Rather than: capture enemy capital or capture enemy home country, or capture all cities, it could be: capture means of production.

I understand your idea and agree with you. There should be an option for scenario creators to determine a player would lose if specific cities are captured.

Which is NOT total annihilation but a different victory condition. For instance, if income or reinforcements drop under a certain minimum level or particular cities have been taken and kept for a certain amount of turns, etc.

Scritto da Columna Durruti, 24.10.2014 at 09:02

Which is NOT total annihilation but a different victory condition.

Of course.

Support only if X < 5.

20 is too much. And btw support the new condition and cities.

Support. I can just imagine all the fun map makers will have with this sort of thing.

This is a new win condition. total annihilation is fine the way it is now

Scritto da Tundy, 24.10.2014 at 07:57

This could be a different victory condition. Colonial maps need this.

Rather than: capture enemy capital or capture enemy home country, or capture all cities, it could be: capture means of production.

Suport

Leave Total Annihilation as is... having to chase down a fleeing enemy is part of what defines TA.

No please dont this is how i win half my total annihilation games

Scritto da KYBL, 28.10.2014 at 15:58

No please dont this is how i win half my total annihilation games

By running away until they get bored of persecuting you?

Support

Scritto da Tundy, 28.10.2014 at 16:59

Scritto da KYBL, 28.10.2014 at 15:58

No please dont this is how i win half my total annihilation games

By running away until they get bored of persecuting you?

yes

4 or 5 sentry planes should be enough to reach from north to south edges. Then just work your way around the map. Doesn't seem very difficult to me. Though I've never played one.